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foreign policy by included in the face or -- visa waiver program? >> yeah, but i'm not in favor of living standards do. i think about to meet the standards and procedures under. spit out another standard has been what you describe, which is a 3% rejection rate as determined by the customs and immigration service. some countries go slightly beyond the cart -- some embassies have a more liberal policy with regard to applications than others do. with that in mind, instead of outsourcing decision-making to the customs and integration service, would you like to see input with regard to diplomatic and security and also economic considerations when these determinations are made? >> i would have to review the. let me just tell you that there are several established criteria in the act with respect to the current standards of the visa waiver. one is that the government provides reciprocal visa waivers. too, that the government issues secured machine readable passports. three, that the government certifies they have a program to incorporate biometric identifi
foreign policy by included in the face or -- visa waiver program? >> yeah, but i'm not in favor of living standards do. i think about to meet the standards and procedures under. spit out another standard has been what you describe, which is a 3% rejection rate as determined by the customs and immigration service. some countries go slightly beyond the cart -- some embassies have a more liberal policy with regard to applications than others do. with that in mind, instead of outsourcing...
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and yet promoting human rights isn't a foreign policy, and it's not a foreign policy priority simply because it's the right thing to do. it's time to our own security. it's tied to the possibilities of prosperity and of nations living by rule of law and of nation's living in peace. countries where strong human rights prevail our countries where people do better, economies thrive, rule of law is stronger, governments are more effective and more responsive, and they are countries that lead on the world stage and project stability across their regions. strong respect for human rights isn't merely an indicator that a country is likely doing well. it actually unleashes a countries potential, and it helps to advance growth and progress. so i ask you just to think of the country like burma for a minute. because of steps towards democratic reform and stronger human rights protections, a country that had been isolated for years is now making progress. as it reached where we wanted to be? know, but it's on the road. it's moving. and more people are contributed economy and participating in the
and yet promoting human rights isn't a foreign policy, and it's not a foreign policy priority simply because it's the right thing to do. it's time to our own security. it's tied to the possibilities of prosperity and of nations living by rule of law and of nation's living in peace. countries where strong human rights prevail our countries where people do better, economies thrive, rule of law is stronger, governments are more effective and more responsive, and they are countries that lead on the...
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i read sometimes left-wing authors who think america's foreign policies this steaming economic thing to grab every spare penny anywhere to be found in the world. that's implemented by certain aspects of our policy at the state department and the diplomats generally are quite insistent on this vote they assume america has the strongest economy in the world and always will have the u.s. does need to maintain serious commercial services the way foreign countries do that promote or exports abroad. they sort of do but there is no comparison to other nations which view protecting their export interest as a key goal of their diplomats abroad so yeah you're basically right on that. >> hi. it's nice to see you. my question is concerning foreign american investments. so in her book -- claimed that between 1988 to 2008 the u.s. government took nearly 2000 proposal applications for business in the united states so as you know the government can give more tax revenue so do you support full investment and what do you think about it? thank you very much. appreciate it. >> okay. the standing institu
i read sometimes left-wing authors who think america's foreign policies this steaming economic thing to grab every spare penny anywhere to be found in the world. that's implemented by certain aspects of our policy at the state department and the diplomats generally are quite insistent on this vote they assume america has the strongest economy in the world and always will have the u.s. does need to maintain serious commercial services the way foreign countries do that promote or exports abroad....
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france is a wonderful country, but by the way, it make -- look, if you look at foreign policies, you can see europe is as it is and germany, and ask what we never can do because we have the history of france. italy, for superran integration at well but without france it will never. so, of course i would prefer to have the stronger position of france, but by the way, i am optimistic that they will say -- the are doing a lot of making reforms, as they implemented some -- make a lot of decisions. they would not have -- cut expenditures, deficit by cutting expenses, and relation is two-thirds cutting and one-third -- maybe you can send from one from the negotiation team to palace to help, and overcome the different position. uk would have been better from the very beginning if uk would have combine itself as part of the european continent, but they didn't. but of course, mentioned continental europe. not uk. if you look at -- we have situation -- at if you look at e situation properly, and has to be careful. i think it's -- my -- the more we succeed in our common european -- the sooner u
france is a wonderful country, but by the way, it make -- look, if you look at foreign policies, you can see europe is as it is and germany, and ask what we never can do because we have the history of france. italy, for superran integration at well but without france it will never. so, of course i would prefer to have the stronger position of france, but by the way, i am optimistic that they will say -- the are doing a lot of making reforms, as they implemented some -- make a lot of decisions....
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status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be set in place just for a few of the different population i think so i think this is a bit of good or bad just it won't go ahead ok fine. well i mean i think there's a lot more to the pivot to asia than simply containment of china i think that that's a very simplistic rendering of the idea and i wouldn't be i also wouldn't be overly sanguine about the ceiling issue fact that there is never been a threat to the sea lanes doesn't mean that there never could be a threat and i think the united states has a legitimate interest in protecting the sea lanes in global commerce and it isn't just washington's interest you also have to consider several of the other countries in the region that have very very advanced trade relations with the u.s. japan and south korea the philippines those coun
status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be set in place just for a few of the different population i think so i think this is a bit of good or bad just it won't go ahead ok fine. well i mean i think there's a lot more to the...
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if you want to be critical of foreign policy because you belief, as a citizen -- remember, we have a thing called the constitution. all men are created equal. everybody, at least from the beginning, white, male, 2 1, with property, could vote. since then we've expanded -- well, i'm not being sarcastic because in terms of the world to have any white male who was sovereign, that we were sovereign. the american revolution declared the people sovereign rather than a king or queen. you couldn't have a king or queen taking your land away because they had finch it to you through sovereign rights. so if every citizen has a right to say what they should or should not do in our government, we would think we could respect that, and yet at the very beginning of the iraq war, when susan sarandon and tim robbins spoke out against the war, they had their invitation to talk to the baseball hall of fame withdrawn. and right after that i had a crew from fox news come to my house to interview me, because i don't go to the studios anymore. they want me? they can come to my house. the first question the
if you want to be critical of foreign policy because you belief, as a citizen -- remember, we have a thing called the constitution. all men are created equal. everybody, at least from the beginning, white, male, 2 1, with property, could vote. since then we've expanded -- well, i'm not being sarcastic because in terms of the world to have any white male who was sovereign, that we were sovereign. the american revolution declared the people sovereign rather than a king or queen. you couldn't have...
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foreign policy as anyone. i don't support interventionism but you don't want to go so far in the other direction that you start, you know, cozying up to tin pot african dictars lke qaddafi, assad, and the one in belarus who is still running the kgb and backing up the chinese in their clamp-down in tibet. in many ways i think... >> charlie: ahmadinejad. ahmadinejad who is anti-semetic amongst other issues which the left does not want to talk about because of the taboos. i understand the impulse. you want to counteract the u.s. chavez was under pressure from the bush administration. i understand that. you don't want to go so far in the other direction that you sort of drag the left through the mud. i think that maduro was very uncreative an ideological foreign minister. at a certain point i wondered why not craft a certain kind of foreign policy that is a lot more ininnovative. climate change, for example. it rails against the global north for consuming oil. it's hypocritical because venezuela has exported billi
foreign policy as anyone. i don't support interventionism but you don't want to go so far in the other direction that you start, you know, cozying up to tin pot african dictars lke qaddafi, assad, and the one in belarus who is still running the kgb and backing up the chinese in their clamp-down in tibet. in many ways i think... >> charlie: ahmadinejad. ahmadinejad who is anti-semetic amongst other issues which the left does not want to talk about because of the taboos. i understand the...
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status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be set in place just for a few of the different population i think so i think this is a bit of good or bad first it won't go ahead ok fine. well i mean i think there's a lot more to the pivot to asia than simply containment of china i think that that's a very simplistic rendering of the idea and i wouldn't be i also wouldn't be overly sanguine about the ceiling issue fact that there is never been a threat to the sea lanes doesn't mean that there never could be a threat and i think the united states has a legitimate interest in protecting the sea lanes in global commerce and it isn't just washington's interest you also have to consider several of the other countries in the region that have very very advanced trade relations with the u.s. japan and south korea the philippines those cou
status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be set in place just for a few of the different population i think so i think this is a bit of good or bad first it won't go ahead ok fine. well i mean i think there's a lot more to the...
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the first flight would be to change our foreign policy. we're taking a big stick and poking at a hornet's nest. the war on drugs has pretty much failed. anybody trying to take drugs. that will secure the borders a little better. if we change social security around a low ittle bit. one thing about the terror suspect right now. how hard is it to reach somebody their miranda rights? they were talking about not reading his miranda rights. terror suspecthe enemyd be detained as an commabantant. guest: issue of the war on drugs -- the one not be addressed in this bill. .ocial security will be people use phony social security numbers. your card is pretty easy to forge. an effort to crack down on this. an expansion on the e-verify program. they will check you against existing social security databases to make sure you are work in the united states. your photo information will have to be shared with the database so they know it is you. some interesting propo w you protect your social security number. if you've just applied for a ob, you can in effe
the first flight would be to change our foreign policy. we're taking a big stick and poking at a hornet's nest. the war on drugs has pretty much failed. anybody trying to take drugs. that will secure the borders a little better. if we change social security around a low ittle bit. one thing about the terror suspect right now. how hard is it to reach somebody their miranda rights? they were talking about not reading his miranda rights. terror suspecthe enemyd be detained as an commabantant....
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foreign policy because mexico just had elections in which there was massive fall because mexico's a close ally of the united states it's the u.s. immediately work recognizes the results only remove the charges by opposition because for the researchers no moral authority whatsoever to talk about the going to sort of them elections. over fifty percent of eligible iraqi voters have turned to cost their ballots in the first provincial election since the us troops withdrawal the vote was marred by violence with bombs and mortar shells exploding in several polling station injuring four the election caps several weeks of turbulent campaigning with over a dozen tendence assassinated out of several thousand running for various government posts to provinces postpone the vote altogether citing a lack of security limited results are expected within several days the newly elected authorities will have to deal with a country facing deep divisions along sectarian and ethnic lines driven even deeper by contesting claims to its vast oil reserves arches lewsey governor has more on that. they call them thos
foreign policy because mexico just had elections in which there was massive fall because mexico's a close ally of the united states it's the u.s. immediately work recognizes the results only remove the charges by opposition because for the researchers no moral authority whatsoever to talk about the going to sort of them elections. over fifty percent of eligible iraqi voters have turned to cost their ballots in the first provincial election since the us troops withdrawal the vote was marred by...
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policy. the fundamental of the icelandic viewpoint. we built up a productive fishing sector in the last thirty years by scientifically lead decisions every year -- [inaudible] we said to our partners partner dispute we should extensive research and how it plays out. so we can make sure that we tweet this in responsible way and the same way we have done with other species -- [inaudible] or harpoon. the mackerel dispute is one of the early warnings in the fishing in the arctic are changing fundamentally due to the warming. >> we have a lot quo on fish. the next on mammal from a 9-year-old in the audience who said she was in iceland and noticed on a lot of menus she was serving plan. she dispd there was a plan to stop hunting whales. >> we actually stopped hunting actuallies when i was a member of parking lot. -- parliament. it was one of the most heated issue. what we have done in recent years is limited and scientifically based whaling which is -- to allow us to estimate in our more rigorous w
policy. the fundamental of the icelandic viewpoint. we built up a productive fishing sector in the last thirty years by scientifically lead decisions every year -- [inaudible] we said to our partners partner dispute we should extensive research and how it plays out. so we can make sure that we tweet this in responsible way and the same way we have done with other species -- [inaudible] or harpoon. the mackerel dispute is one of the early warnings in the fishing in the arctic are changing...
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as a senator, what specific changes would you pursue in our domestic and foreign policies to makes safer? >> well, first of all, i want to thank you john and cynthia for hosting the debate. it's a great honor to be here. i want to thank my colleague for being here as well. before we begin, i want to offer my condom ens -- condolences the citizen who behaved valuably in a compassionate way during the past week. it's ban long week. my thoughts and prayers with all of those recovering. in terms of what i would do, i would continue to do i have been doing. on i think our big difference is voting record on homeland security. i think one of the great parts of what what happened this week in term of the rescue and the coordination of the capture of the terrorists was the coordination between the defense agencies, the joint terrorism task force. i voted to create the joint terrorism task force. mr. markey voted against that proposal. i voted for repeatedly voted for funding for homeland security, mr. mark key voted repeatedly against that. i would continue the priorities i have. it's probably wh
as a senator, what specific changes would you pursue in our domestic and foreign policies to makes safer? >> well, first of all, i want to thank you john and cynthia for hosting the debate. it's a great honor to be here. i want to thank my colleague for being here as well. before we begin, i want to offer my condom ens -- condolences the citizen who behaved valuably in a compassionate way during the past week. it's ban long week. my thoughts and prayers with all of those recovering. in...
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most recent a national coalition of christian denominations and organizations has been foreign. it's not as the evangelical immigration table with thousands of christian leaders representing millions of members that's called for bipartisan comprehensive reform that respects the god-given dignity of every person, that protects the unity of the immediate family, it respects the rule of law, guarantees secured national borders, ensures fairness to taxpayers, and establishes a path toward legal status and/or citizenship for those who qualified and who wish to become permanent residents. that's why i am grateful to see the introduction of this legislation your wildest build may not be perfect but it is to be an excellent starting point for a bipartisan discussion that moves the debate forward toward real solutions that work for real people. and a passionate debate with opposing views, some of us are called to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. in the and i will stand before the lord and give an account and it will be clear whether or not i cared about what god cares abo
most recent a national coalition of christian denominations and organizations has been foreign. it's not as the evangelical immigration table with thousands of christian leaders representing millions of members that's called for bipartisan comprehensive reform that respects the god-given dignity of every person, that protects the unity of the immediate family, it respects the rule of law, guarantees secured national borders, ensures fairness to taxpayers, and establishes a path toward legal...
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status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be set in place just for a few of the different population i think so i think this is a bit of good or bad first it won't go ahead ok fine. well i mean i think there's a lot more to the pivot to asia than simply containment of china i think that that's a very simplistic rendering of the idea and i wouldn't be oh i also wouldn't be overly sanguine about the ceiling issue the fact that there is never been a threat to the ceilings doesn't mean that there never could be a threat and i think you know the united states has a legitimate interest in protecting the sea lanes in global commerce and it isn't just washington's interest you also have to consider several of the other countries in the region that have very very advanced trade relations with the u.s. japan and south korea the philip
status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be set in place just for a few of the different population i think so i think this is a bit of good or bad first it won't go ahead ok fine. well i mean i think there's a lot more to the...
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internal review and acknowledged many of the interrogation techniques were inconsistent with the public policy positions the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when they criticize another nation for engaging in torture and the unjustified same conduct under national security arguments. there are those that defend the techniques of waterboarding, stress positions and sleep deprivation because there was the office of legal counsel which issued a decision of proving of their use because they defined them as not being tortured. those opinions have since been repudiated by legal experts and even if its opinion it relies on a very legal definition of torture but also on factual representations about how the techniques of would be implemented that later proved inaccurate. this is an important context as to how the opinion came about but also as to how policy makers rely upon it. based upon a faeroe view of the available public record we determined that an application, torture was used against detainee is in many instances and acros
internal review and acknowledged many of the interrogation techniques were inconsistent with the public policy positions the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when they criticize another nation for engaging in torture and the unjustified same conduct under national security arguments. there are those that defend the techniques of waterboarding, stress positions and sleep deprivation because there was the office of legal...
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secretary of state john kerry insisted that that america's investment in foreign policy is national security insurance but as this past week has shown the cost of pressure cookers does not amount to a lot of money and washington's investment wasn't enough to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in boston that claimed the lives of three people and hospitalized more than one hundred seventy reporting from new york marina port naya r.t. . tell us what you think and how you think of the boss in that marathon bombing investigation it will unfold on our web site archie we have a poll for you right there let's take a look at that poll and what you've said so far sixty one percent of you believe that view the truth will never be revealed as the second suspect will die in the hospital while sixteen percent of you actually say that the investigators will prove the brothers were guilty and acted on them thirteen percent of you believe that a third suspect may appeal well ten percent of you think that there's a must in mind behind this entire operation cast your vote at r.t. dot com. coming up syria's rebe
secretary of state john kerry insisted that that america's investment in foreign policy is national security insurance but as this past week has shown the cost of pressure cookers does not amount to a lot of money and washington's investment wasn't enough to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in boston that claimed the lives of three people and hospitalized more than one hundred seventy reporting from new york marina port naya r.t. . tell us what you think and how you think of the boss in that...
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secretary of state john kerry insisted that that america's investment in foreign policy is national security insurance but as this past week has shown the cost of pressure cookers does not amount to a lot of money and washington's investment wasn't enough to prevent a deadly terrorist attack. in boston that cleaned the lives of three people and hospitalized more than one hundred seventy reporting from new york ny or r.t. . tell us all what do you think in the how the boston bombing marathon investigation a woman unfolded we've given you the chance at our to dot com to see what you think here's a look at that poll right now six hundred percent of you believe that the truth will never come up as of the second suspect or will die in the hospital while sixteen percent of you now think that the brothers are guilty and acted on the only thirteen percent of the believe that a slightly the investigation will take a new path that the might be a third suspect involved while ten percent of you say that a must a mind will be revealed so if you want those numbers to change and you want to do what you thi
secretary of state john kerry insisted that that america's investment in foreign policy is national security insurance but as this past week has shown the cost of pressure cookers does not amount to a lot of money and washington's investment wasn't enough to prevent a deadly terrorist attack. in boston that cleaned the lives of three people and hospitalized more than one hundred seventy reporting from new york ny or r.t. . tell us all what do you think in the how the boston bombing marathon...
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foreign policy because mexico just had elections in which there was massive for and the actions prior to that in mexico there was massive document before and actions of one hundred years. one of the solutions because mexico's a close ally of the united states is the us media recognizes the results in the charges by the opposition to this war this look at them during hundreds the basically a dictatorship in power when there is a coup d'etat which the us supported and then wonders put a president in power on the heels of the coup de the coup d'etat president of the united states recognized and recognized with a total force of all the elections where no one could vote because of so much repression in the middle of a coup d'etat in the united states recognize the honduran government so this is no moral authority whatsoever to talk about the good for them elections what sort of future then of the venezuelan people now facing because clearly hoped the population didn't want to see him as president now we're seeing a lot of harsh rhetoric from him banning rallies and also perhaps maybe sayin
foreign policy because mexico just had elections in which there was massive for and the actions prior to that in mexico there was massive document before and actions of one hundred years. one of the solutions because mexico's a close ally of the united states is the us media recognizes the results in the charges by the opposition to this war this look at them during hundreds the basically a dictatorship in power when there is a coup d'etat which the us supported and then wonders put a president...
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secretary of state john kerry insisted that that america's investment in foreign policy is national security insurance but as this past week has shown the cost of pressure cookers does not amount to a lot of money and washington's investment wasn't enough to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in boston that claimed the lives of three people and hospitalized more than one hundred seventy reporting from new york marina port nyah r.t. . well tell us if you would say how you think the boston bombing investigation could fold now it's the vote tonight on our web site out c dot com we'll cover the big stories the day will more than half of you can see the sixty percent think the truth is never going to be revealed the second suspect you think will die in hospital that's up one percent to the south fifty nine last seventy percent think investigators will prove the brothers were guilty and acted on their own twelve percent of you there believe investigators have yet to find the real mastermind on the blast slightly less eleven percent they say expect that a third suspect is going to surface taking the
secretary of state john kerry insisted that that america's investment in foreign policy is national security insurance but as this past week has shown the cost of pressure cookers does not amount to a lot of money and washington's investment wasn't enough to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in boston that claimed the lives of three people and hospitalized more than one hundred seventy reporting from new york marina port nyah r.t. . well tell us if you would say how you think the boston bombing...
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secretary of state john kerry insisted that that america's investment in foreign policy is national security insurance. and by making the right small investments upfront kerry insisted that costly conflicts can be avoided in the future but as this past week has shown the cost of pressure cookers does not amount to a lot of money and washington's investment was enough to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in boston that clean the lives of three people and hospitalized more than one hundred seventy reporting from new york. r.t. well if you have an opinion on how the boston bombing investigation will unfold do you head to our dot com for take part in our poll let's have a quick look at how you've been voting so far we go forty three percent say the second the second suspect will die in hospital another twenty nine percent believe the mastermind behind this attack will be revealed brothers were guilty and acted on their own that's what twenty one percent of you believe and a third suspect will appear it's believed by seven percent of you so that's how the cold is looking at the moment but you can
secretary of state john kerry insisted that that america's investment in foreign policy is national security insurance. and by making the right small investments upfront kerry insisted that costly conflicts can be avoided in the future but as this past week has shown the cost of pressure cookers does not amount to a lot of money and washington's investment was enough to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in boston that clean the lives of three people and hospitalized more than one hundred...
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he said something good about foreign policy. he wanted to see more humility. you know, know your limits, don't let people push you around. and then there was dick cheney. cheney saw himself he got himself picked. didn't push see this happening or, better yet, how many times must he have looked backwards over these 12 years and said, how did i let him get that one over on me? this was his father's p predicament after he picked dan quayle. is this a problem specific to the bush family? some american version of divine right and the gimmick is to really believe in it and then dammit, you really do believe it and then you can't admit you are wrong, the whole notion that you were born in the ruling class in the first place. it's the best i could come up with. why on earth, using commonsense, has george w. bush not come to the recognition that dick cheney pulled the wool over him, moving him to do whatever cheney would have done were he formally in charge. i have a suspicion that the president knows exactly what i am talking about now and yes, dick cheney was the jok
he said something good about foreign policy. he wanted to see more humility. you know, know your limits, don't let people push you around. and then there was dick cheney. cheney saw himself he got himself picked. didn't push see this happening or, better yet, how many times must he have looked backwards over these 12 years and said, how did i let him get that one over on me? this was his father's p predicament after he picked dan quayle. is this a problem specific to the bush family? some...
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toward national security and foreign policy which is to say to lighten the american footprint in the reasoning, but to deal with these threats of so that's one point. the other thing is, i don't think that barack obama considers the drones a panacea in the war on terror. and one of his top national security advisers said to me, he sees it as an important tactical weapon that has strategic implications. but mostly, he sees it as an opportunity to try to prevent the next attack in the united states. so he was pretty hard nosed about that. so that's where he is. >> richard, you know, i can make moral and legal arguments for codifying our drone program. the rules of engagement and i have in the past. there is also a very practical argument for getting this down on paper. and increasing the transparency on it. when, not if, when bad actors get their hands on the same technology that we have, and use it in terrible ways, we really lose our ability to lean on our allies and world bodies and ask them to sanction or punish these bad actors for an unaccountable drone program when the mantra of
toward national security and foreign policy which is to say to lighten the american footprint in the reasoning, but to deal with these threats of so that's one point. the other thing is, i don't think that barack obama considers the drones a panacea in the war on terror. and one of his top national security advisers said to me, he sees it as an important tactical weapon that has strategic implications. but mostly, he sees it as an opportunity to try to prevent the next attack in the united...
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foreign policy. tell me about your conversation with president carter. >> one of the things that interested me, he was--what he said about impunity, where he said that he varied a bit from more pure rights activists. he said he wasn't necessarily opposed to giving wretched dictators impunity if it meant that they would step down sooner. they were afraid of being prosecuted by the international criminal court, and because of that they're not willing to give up. they stay and they fight. but if you gave them impunity, and you were not going to prosecute them, they might be willing to step down sooner and save more people sooner. >> michael: it's a cut your loses type of a policy. >> yes more practical. >> michael: it seems that way. let's move to representative john lewis. he's a really spiritual man. how were you able to capture this through your photography? >> i think he simply gave it to me. we had a wonderful conversation first. i interviewed him for the text that accompanies each photograph then
foreign policy. tell me about your conversation with president carter. >> one of the things that interested me, he was--what he said about impunity, where he said that he varied a bit from more pure rights activists. he said he wasn't necessarily opposed to giving wretched dictators impunity if it meant that they would step down sooner. they were afraid of being prosecuted by the international criminal court, and because of that they're not willing to give up. they stay and they fight....
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there is nothing foreign about foreign policy anymore. smartcan make the small,. w vestments upfront and avoid more costly conflicts and greater burdens down the road. , we'vepast few months seen developments underscore the state -- stakes for having a strong and -- strong american presence in the world. that was a positive step toward stability in the volatile region of the world where we need partnerships. the committee is more than immersed in suyyruiaia. we have treated millions to humanitarian relief -- we have provided millions to humanitarian relief. i expect we will talk about syria somewhat today. having returned from beijing and north koreathe issue took center stage, we are reminded once again that america is the guardian of global security. we should be proud of that. one not turn our back on keys nor will we hesitate what we need to do to defend our allies. if budget is an analyst patient of our values and priorities -- this budget is an illustration of our values and priorities. i have a record of wanting to do deficit reduction. we are grappling wit
there is nothing foreign about foreign policy anymore. smartcan make the small,. w vestments upfront and avoid more costly conflicts and greater burdens down the road. , we'vepast few months seen developments underscore the state -- stakes for having a strong and -- strong american presence in the world. that was a positive step toward stability in the volatile region of the world where we need partnerships. the committee is more than immersed in suyyruiaia. we have treated millions to...
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>>brian: let's look at our foreign policy. if president bush had it wrong, according to some, don't go into iraq, don't make a big footprint in afghanistan, stay out of the business of the middle east, let them do their own thing, that was wrong. then president obama comes in and goes to cairo and says let's start new. let's pull out of iraq. we're going to be leaving afghanistan. now what do you think of us? that doesn't seem to be resonating well either. what makes these people happy? >> what moves made them delirious is the fact that we not only started two wars in afghanistan, but we lost both of them. no matter how the american president dresses it up, in the muslim world they have now defeated the superpower. >>brian: we left too early in iraq. we were setting up a democracy in iraq. >> there is no democracy, brian. in fact, you hit on the biggest problem we have and that is mr. obama and mrs. clinton's big thing. the more we push democracy, the more we're waging warped civilizations against islam. as long as a major for
>>brian: let's look at our foreign policy. if president bush had it wrong, according to some, don't go into iraq, don't make a big footprint in afghanistan, stay out of the business of the middle east, let them do their own thing, that was wrong. then president obama comes in and goes to cairo and says let's start new. let's pull out of iraq. we're going to be leaving afghanistan. now what do you think of us? that doesn't seem to be resonating well either. what makes these people happy?...
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the neocons who knew so much more about foreign policy than him but had an agenda. >> on the topic of george w. bush, the problem with that formulation is that he didn't know what he didn't know. george w. was a profoundly incurious guy. he was almost proud of his lack of curiosity. so he couldn't balance and evaluate the expertise that was thrown at him by those people that he had around him. that was the fundamental -- that was the fundamental flaw of george w. bush's presidency. i know jeb also. and i think jeb is not that kind of guy. i think jeb is much more on the -- on the muscle to use a horse racing term. >> he knows what he knows. >> he knows what he knows. >> education. >> yeah. and he is curious. and he's broad gauged. i'll tell you what, if mario -- if marco rubio does not run, jeb almost has to run. because he's the only other major figure in the party who can reach out to hispanics. >> wouldn't it be a sad thing to recycle a bush? for the republican party, the one silver lining of last year, we were told, was that they had such a deep bench. whether it was chris christi
the neocons who knew so much more about foreign policy than him but had an agenda. >> on the topic of george w. bush, the problem with that formulation is that he didn't know what he didn't know. george w. was a profoundly incurious guy. he was almost proud of his lack of curiosity. so he couldn't balance and evaluate the expertise that was thrown at him by those people that he had around him. that was the fundamental -- that was the fundamental flaw of george w. bush's presidency. i know...
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foreign policy. >> reporter: the younger brother told the fbi that he and his brother were inspired by the anti-u.s. internet preaching, of the radical cleric anwar al-awlaki. though the american born al qaeda figure was killed a year and a half ago. his words still have power. here, condemning actions in iraq and afghanistan, which the younger brother said became their motivation to attack. >> we have chosen the path of war in order to defend ourselves from your oppression. >> reporter: the elder brother, tamerlan had another favorite speaker, a chechen rebel leader, whose video tamerlan posted online. here, the leader threatens death to anyone who helps the infidels. he was killed by the russians last year. and it was on the internet, dzhokhar told fbi agents that they learned how to make a bomb with a pressure cooker. all found at an al qaeda online magazine called "inspire." >> this suggests people appear to be getting smarter about building easily manufactured bombs and then targeting sites in the united states. >> it is your statement. >> reporter: in russia the mother of the bro
foreign policy. >> reporter: the younger brother told the fbi that he and his brother were inspired by the anti-u.s. internet preaching, of the radical cleric anwar al-awlaki. though the american born al qaeda figure was killed a year and a half ago. his words still have power. here, condemning actions in iraq and afghanistan, which the younger brother said became their motivation to attack. >> we have chosen the path of war in order to defend ourselves from your oppression....
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we'll continue to have that legal friction both on civil liberties and foreign policy questions. the first instinct to combat is that people are rightfully outraged at these killers. part of what they want to do is shut down the thought process and the constitutional system that we rely on because i see a lot of liberals saying, forget it, get rid of them. do whatever you got to do. >> yep. >> it's an understandable feeling because of the horror we saw this week. it can be understandable and be wrong. just as there was a gap in the foreign policy platform there, we're going to see gaps between the feelings and the rhetoric out there you alluded to some of what some republican and democratic members of congress have been talking about. that's a big gap from what our laws require. >> so i really appreciate how you put that. i do think -- it's absolutely reasonable to be afraid. particularly to be afraid over the course of this week in part because we as news media, we're giving you, this is happening and it felt very scary. my daughter normally travels with me on the weekends. ther
we'll continue to have that legal friction both on civil liberties and foreign policy questions. the first instinct to combat is that people are rightfully outraged at these killers. part of what they want to do is shut down the thought process and the constitutional system that we rely on because i see a lot of liberals saying, forget it, get rid of them. do whatever you got to do. >> yep. >> it's an understandable feeling because of the horror we saw this week. it can be...
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and clearly, because of our foreign policy, because of the freedoms we enjoy, there are individuals here in this country and certainly around the world who do not like america. they want to bring harm to america. and it's for that reason that we do have all of the laws we have put in place following 9/11 to ensure that we make america safe as possible, consistent with the protections provided under the constitution. >> okay. but do you think new york police commissioner chief ray kelly, who is probably one of the greatest in the history of the city, all right, really. they, of course, have a whole anti-terrorism, counterterrorism unit. they also, general gonzalez, they also monitor the muslim community. that is not to say that all muslims are radical jihadists, but they do monitor the muslim community. they take a lot of flack for it from liberals and left and certain media people. but that's what they do. when you look at this story, sir, in a sense, i hate to say this, but it's all the same. all these things. young, radical muslim men. radical jihadist. it's cookie-cutter. kelly wright
and clearly, because of our foreign policy, because of the freedoms we enjoy, there are individuals here in this country and certainly around the world who do not like america. they want to bring harm to america. and it's for that reason that we do have all of the laws we have put in place following 9/11 to ensure that we make america safe as possible, consistent with the protections provided under the constitution. >> okay. but do you think new york police commissioner chief ray kelly,...
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yet, promoting human rights isn't a foreign policy. it is not a foreign policy priority because it is the right thing to do. it's tied to our own security. it is tied to the possibilities of prosperity an nations living by rule of law and of nations living in peace. countries where strong human rights prevail are countries where people do better. economies thrive, rule of law are stronger, governments are more effective and they are countries that leade wod stage and project stability across their regions. strong respect for human rights isn't just an indicator that a country is doing well, it unleashes a country's potential and helps to advance growth and progress. i ask you to think of a country like berma for a minute. cause of steps towards democratic reform and stronger human rights protections a country that has been isolated for years is now making progress. has it reach wrd we want it to be? no but it is on the road and it is moving. more people are participating it ding to faster growth and development. by starting to embrace
yet, promoting human rights isn't a foreign policy. it is not a foreign policy priority because it is the right thing to do. it's tied to our own security. it is tied to the possibilities of prosperity an nations living by rule of law and of nations living in peace. countries where strong human rights prevail are countries where people do better. economies thrive, rule of law are stronger, governments are more effective and they are countries that leade wod stage and project stability across...
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-- in today's world, foreign policy is to a large degree economic policy. and i am deeply committed, i'm working right now to close out my appointments, the president's appointments, within the state department with respect to our economic effort. i personally believe this is how we are going to be able to do .hings is leverage assistance i wish we had more time. talk about a modern day martial plan if you will which is going -- marshal plan if you will which will involve the larger sector. what these countries need are jobs for young people. masses of young people. so we need to try to find ways ttit and nk the others can help do that. in the west bank what i was about to describe earlier was that the prime minister netanyahu and and president abbas have agreed to this add on initiative of trying to bring the private sector to the table for rapid economic development, to really make a difference, as well as for some infrastructure. i think you can join both leverage development, create jobs, brings you stability. that's sort of the new model. i think we ha
-- in today's world, foreign policy is to a large degree economic policy. and i am deeply committed, i'm working right now to close out my appointments, the president's appointments, within the state department with respect to our economic effort. i personally believe this is how we are going to be able to do .hings is leverage assistance i wish we had more time. talk about a modern day martial plan if you will which is going -- marshal plan if you will which will involve the larger sector....
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policy based on their nightmares. [ applause ] >> stephanie: thank you, michael tomasky, great stuff. governor deval patrick. >> we have a million questions, and those questions need to be answered. >> stephanie: yeah hello, just wait for a second before you get the vapors again, lindsey graham. when preachers said it was appropriate for muslims to celebrate u.s. holidays tamry listen -- that was one of the outbursts he had. two u.s. officials said monday the brothers were motivated byry -- by religion, but don't appear to be tied to any groups. tamerlin called the preacher a non-believer and a hypocrite, they shouted back at him telling him to leave, and he did. so it was like a deaf muslim jam. and this is the doctor at boston medical center. >> nearly all of the patients that have lost legs are already walking the halls with physical therapists. it talks a lot of work safety practice, and they have to learn new routines but we're all gearing up for a mass exodus to rehab. >> stephanie: yeah, just because there has been so much news all of these people. they were saying literally i
policy based on their nightmares. [ applause ] >> stephanie: thank you, michael tomasky, great stuff. governor deval patrick. >> we have a million questions, and those questions need to be answered. >> stephanie: yeah hello, just wait for a second before you get the vapors again, lindsey graham. when preachers said it was appropriate for muslims to celebrate u.s. holidays tamry listen -- that was one of the outbursts he had. two u.s. officials said monday the brothers were...
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now, we saw largely in the first term that they did approve his numbers on foreign policy and terrorism were usually pretty good. they took a little bit of a hit of after benghazi, but it wasn't a fatal hit as we now know. and so part of that is are there more attacks that we thwart, any more attacks that are pulled off, and do people feel secure? that's going to take time for us to learn and, also, what did we learn about boston? did an arm of the administration whether it was the fbi or homeland security make a mistake, or was this one of those cases, you know, like they say you can stop things 10,000 times, it's the one time that gets you. jon: one bit of political news this morning was announced, and i wanted to get your reaction to it. max baucus, the finance committee chairman in the senate, the guy who sort of shepherded obamacare through the senate, announced he's going to retire at the end of his term in early 2015. he's a democrat in a conservative state. what does that do, first of all, for the republicans' prospects of retaking the senate? >> well, jon, it looks really good
now, we saw largely in the first term that they did approve his numbers on foreign policy and terrorism were usually pretty good. they took a little bit of a hit of after benghazi, but it wasn't a fatal hit as we now know. and so part of that is are there more attacks that we thwart, any more attacks that are pulled off, and do people feel secure? that's going to take time for us to learn and, also, what did we learn about boston? did an arm of the administration whether it was the fbi or...
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the older brother argued with foreign policy, the wars in afghanistan and iraq and religion. tamerlan referred to the bible as a cheap copy of the koran and maybe of his countries are wars are based upon the bible. he had nothing against the american people. he had something against the american government. yeah. and dzhokhar became naturalized last september. federal officials told the ap his older brother had a green card but may have been thwarted by an assault charge. >> some ex-girlfriend. >> stephanie: right. you know, we'll find out more from the fbi because apparently russia had asked them to investigate him at one point but they came up with nothing and at that particular point. the mayor of boston. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. thank you to the law enforcement officials for working together. state police, boston police, fbi, all working together. that's when government works the best. i want to thank also the citizens out there. the last week, i know what's happening because of the bombing at the marathon. but today because of the hard work of so many individu
the older brother argued with foreign policy, the wars in afghanistan and iraq and religion. tamerlan referred to the bible as a cheap copy of the koran and maybe of his countries are wars are based upon the bible. he had nothing against the american people. he had something against the american government. yeah. and dzhokhar became naturalized last september. federal officials told the ap his older brother had a green card but may have been thwarted by an assault charge. >> some...
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just the foreign- policy support. famously, they both worked to sort of speak half-truths about the unsustainability of the soviet union, something that coincided with the placing of the soviet union under its own contradiction. some will tell you it was almost like moses parting the red sea. i don't think it was quite that. but clearly, the truth telling was not irrelevant. hope tonor ms. dissidents working behind the eastern bloc. domestically, they had a -- theyusly important were trying something very radical. they wanted a break with the economic policies of the past. the fact that they were not isolated, they could point to someone on the other side of the ocean in charge of this was important. that made quite a difference. you can see in the tributes paid to lady thatcher, people who work closely to president reagan saying it made a difference. he is not on his own. there is an impressive leader in europe who shares his ideas. host: was it vice versa for her in britain? guest: it was. famously, they got along w
just the foreign- policy support. famously, they both worked to sort of speak half-truths about the unsustainability of the soviet union, something that coincided with the placing of the soviet union under its own contradiction. some will tell you it was almost like moses parting the red sea. i don't think it was quite that. but clearly, the truth telling was not irrelevant. hope tonor ms. dissidents working behind the eastern bloc. domestically, they had a -- theyusly important were trying...
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said it was the heart of american foreign policy. it's a great idea. i think they're right in the idea is economic state craft, jobs at home, aboard, jobs in the middle east. they didn't implement. part of it's congress, but again, i hear from people on the hill, they didn't talk to them. she proposed this $5 million incentive fund, but wouldn't give congress any details about how they're going to spend it. dead on arrival. john kerry proposed it last week. we'll see if he has more luck. >> so, what do we do in a place like syria where we were -- the fact in the fall that 20,000 have been killed. now, we're bemoaning the fact that 25,000 have been killed. if this had happened in europe, we'd be there. >> i was in bosnia -- >> kosovo. the killings never reached that level. and yet, we stormed in and stayed there for a very long time. the middle east in this case, we're staying out of there. and perhaps we need to stay out of there, but you know the books and the articles and the essays that are going to be written a decade from now about the blood on th
said it was the heart of american foreign policy. it's a great idea. i think they're right in the idea is economic state craft, jobs at home, aboard, jobs in the middle east. they didn't implement. part of it's congress, but again, i hear from people on the hill, they didn't talk to them. she proposed this $5 million incentive fund, but wouldn't give congress any details about how they're going to spend it. dead on arrival. john kerry proposed it last week. we'll see if he has more luck....